Maria's Garden

"What a wonderful day at Maria’s Garden! I met Maria and Bessie who shared so much knowledge about caring for a desert rose. I found a beauty and they walked me step by step how to manage the care they already took to prepare it for me. Also how to help it build a big beautiful caudex in near future. Left very happy and spent what I thought I was comfortable spending. There are hundreds of sizes and varieties of colors. I drove 50 minutes each was and it was well worth it. I’ll be back ladies!!"

"If there was 10 stars I'd give more. I am a huge plant person, I love my plants. The reason I love Maria is because she is ALSO a plant lover and she cares so much about her babies! Everything she grows is 100% grown with love and the best of the best! She puts so much back breaking time and effort into everything she does. She deserves more than five stars! I don't understand the negative reviews. Maybe you had a bad experience, but she truly cares for her plants. She also has an extensive YouTube channel with a TON of advice and knowledge! I pray she recovers from the latest robbery.. STOP stealing her plants! She works so hard for these! Again, I LOVE this place. She always helps me if I have questions & she is full of knowledge and experience. She reuses everything and she doesn’t waste stuff. I love that too! Thanks Maria!"

"My wife is a tremendous gardener and plant lover , and follows Maria on YouTube. Today we were driving back home from visiting southern Florida and decided to veer off to Punta Gorda. Our visit to Maria & Bessie’s Garden was awesome. My wife purchased a desert rose and got expert advice on planting and care. Even though Maria was super-busy, she found time to chat and take pictures with one of her fans. Bessie also was sweet and sociable. What a GREAT experience we had. Gracias ladies!"

"We found out about Maria’s Garden after a local news story covered a recent burglary at her establishment. We had also been looking for a place that had a wide array of cacti and it was if the news story was a sign that we needed to check this place out and we are sure glad we did. Maria and Bessie have an immense collection of cacti, succulents, desert rose plants, and many other options you’d typically never see at a big box store like Home Depot. The prices are very reasonable as well. While we definitely found what we were after, our experience here was topped off with Maria giving an awesome and informative instruction around taking care of one of the succulents we bought. She was so hands-on and was very committed to incorporating our young daughter into her instruction. You seldom come across someone who has as much passion and knowledge about their craft and their business like we did with Maria. We really appreciated our time with Maria and Bessie and will definitely be back!"

"I stopped by at Maria's Garden on the way home while we were visiting FL. I have never visited before Hurricane Ian hit the area. They had a good number of desert roses in different sizes and prices and other plants mainly succulents. The price was reasonable. I got a purple desert rose, hoya, and a couple other plants. As I was leaving, Maria gave me some tips on how to fill soil in a big container, what soil to use, and plant care. By watching her YouTube channel, she is always very busy. So I really appreciated Maria to spend some time sharing her knowledge with me. When I visit FL again, I'll stop by to get some more plants."